Vocabulary
What does the word shelter mean?
A. Silence
B. Protection
C. A good view
D. A warm coat
B. Protection
The top, the Arctic, is home to the North Pole
What does this sentence tell you about the North Pole?
A. The North Pole is in the Arctic
B. The North Pole has few houses
C. The North Pole lives in the Arctic
D. The North Pole is close to the Arctic
A. The North Pole is in the Arctic
Which word is a COMPOUND WORD
A. Sometime
B. Timed
C. Timelessness
D. Untimely
A. Sometime
A. Bee / hive
B. Be / ehive
C. Beeh / ive
D. B / eehive
A. Bee / hive
What does the word constant mean?
A. Endless
B. Too loud
C. Very quiet
D. Screaming
A. Endless
What is a detail that tells you the Antarctic is very cold?
A. People do not live there
B. It is at the bottom of the planet
C. In winter, parts of the ocean freeze over
D. No human saw this continent until two hundred years ago
C. In winter, parts of the ocean freeze over
Which word is a COMPOUND WORD
A. Airplane
B. Checkered
C. Patterned
D. Spiciness
A. Airplane
How should the word courthouse be divided into two words?
A. Cou / rthouse
B. Cour / thouse
C. Court / house
D. Courthou / se
C. Court / house
What does the word overheated mean?
A. Too hot
B. Too cold
C. Overly loud
D. Very cranky
A. Too hot
And when the winds kick up and blow the snow around, it's hard to know where the sky ends and the land begins
What does the phrase "kick up" mean in the sentence above?
A. Move upward
B. Hurt like a kick
C. Increase in force
D. Come from the south
C. Increase in force
Which word is a COMPOUND WORD
A. Watery
B. Wilderness
C. Without
D. Wordlessness
C. Without
Why is it dangerous to get overheated in the extreme cold?
A. Sweat can freeze into a layer of ice
B. People may be wearing bulky mittens
C. People build shelters to get out of the wind
D. Doing work in the extreme cold is very difficult
A. Sweat can freeze into a layer of ice
What does the word unexpected mean?
A. Hot
B. Cold
C. Surprise
D. Uninteresting
C. Surprise
According to the article, some scientists drill through the ice in the North Pole to pull out history. What is the meaning of "pull out history"?
A. Pull out ancient history books
B. Protect the Earth so it will have a long history
C. Help the ice become more like it was long ago
D. Collect samples that provide information about the past
D. Collect samples that provide information about the past
Which word is a COMPOUND WORD
A. Losing
B. Valentine
C. Winged
D. Wingspan
D. Wingspan
What does the word gliding mean?
A. Moving smoothly, with little effort
B. Jumping up and down
C. Going fast in a car
D. Moving at a very slow speed
A. Moving smoothly, with little effort
What does the word wilderness mean?
A. City
B. Country
C. Place that is left wild
D. Place that has many buildings
C. Place that is left wild
At the South Pole, some scientists search for meteorites, rocks from outer space. Meteorites are no more likely to fall there than anywhere else on Earth. But, as one scientist explains, if you want to find something dark, it's easier to look on a big white sheet.
Why does the author use the phrase "a big white sheet"?
A. Because most meteorites land at the South Pole
B. Because big white sheets are common at the South Pole
C. Because scientists use big white sheets to catch meteorites
D. Because the snow that covers the South Pole is like a big white sheet
D. Because the snow that covers the South Pole is like a big white sheet
Which word is a COMPOUND WORD
A. Breakfast
B. Gobbling
C. Hungry
D. Supper
What does the word layer mean?
A. Type of haircut
B. Stacking things on top of each other
C. One thickness of something
D. Removing something from a pile
C. One thickness of something
A. Different animals living together
B. People living alone
C. Group of people or same kind of animals living together
D. A large amount of land
C. Group of people or same kind of animals living together
Why do people at the Poles wear goggles?
A. The wind is too harsh
B. Their eyes might freeze shut
C. The snow is constantly blowing
D. They could get temporarily blinded
D. They could get temporarily blinded
How should the word birthday be divided into two words?
A. Bir / thday
B. Birth / day
C. Birt / hday
D. Birthd / ay
B. Birth / day
What is the article MOSTLY about?
A. Really cold places on Earth
B. The dangers of getting too cold
C. Why people should visit the Poles
D. Why people should not visit the Poles
A. Really cold places on Earth
What does the word climate mean?
A. Typical weather in a particular place
B. Major storms such as a hurricane or snowstorm
C. When an area or either too hot or too cold
D. When the weather in a particular place is just right
A. Typical weather in a particular place
The Antarctic is a perfect window to the stars, the best on this planet. It is very clear because it's so cold and dry-and has a night that is six months long
What does the phrase "is a perfect window to the stars" mean?
A. Needs to be kept clean
B. Is made of window glass
C. Allows you to see the stars very well
D. Provides fresh air for people to breathe
C. Allows you to see the stars very well
How should the word butterfly be divided into two words?
A. Bu / tterfly
B. But / terfly
C. Butter / fly
C. Butterf / ly
C. Butter / fly
In a dictionary or glossary, under which entry would the word closest be found?
A. Close
B. Closed
C. Closet
D. Cloud
A. Close
What does the word region mean?
A. A tiny piece of land
B. An island
C. A desert
D. Large section of land on Earth
D. Large section of land on Earth
The scientist's team that is described in the story has given how many meteorites to NASA?
A. Hundreds
B. Millions
C. Ten
D. Thousands
D. Thousands
How should the word notebook be divided into two words?
A. No / tebook
B. Notebo / ok
C. Note / book
D. Not / ebook
C. Note / book
In a dictionary or glossary, under which entry would the word meeting be found?
A. Meat
B. Meet
C. Met
D. Mete
B. Meet